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"Mr President, Mrs Hermange is absolutely right. She was right to emphasise in the context of her excellent report that at the heart of all of this must be the best interests of children.
As Parliament's mediator in these areas I receive many phone calls. I have spoken to some very distressed people representing parents whose children have been taken away. They tell me of a lack of access to these children and difficulties in getting the children back once they have been on access visits in another country.
The great value of this particular piece of legislation is that we hope that many countries that, due to their own judicial systems, were unwilling to sign the Hague Convention of 1980 on the transnational abduction of children, will see their way to signing this piece of legislation, thus ensuring the safe and quick return of children who have been abducted. The good news is that Morocco has recently become the first Islamic country to sign this particular piece of international legislation, for which I would like to congratulate that country. We hope this will set a precedent for many of the other Islamic countries who do not feel, due to the type of legislation they have – Sharia law – that they can sign the 1980 Convention.
The good news also is that very recently the Council passed the Brussels II Convention. Even though the rights of children are not enshrined in the Treaty yet – and we hope this will come eventually – we now have several pieces of excellent legislation that should ensure the safety and rights of these children to know both their parents in the event of a marital breakdown. The fact is that under the Brussels II Convention the decisions made in the court in the country where the child normally lives can be implemented in the country where the abducted child is being held.
The 1996 Hague Convention is an excellent piece of legislation. I can assure you, Mr President, Mrs Reding and Mrs Hermange, that they will be raising glasses of champagne to us tonight in The Hague. They have been most anxious to see this matter progress. The Secretary-General of the Hague Convention, Mr Duncan, will be absolutely delighted at the speed, efficiency and care with which Mrs Hermange has brought her report to us."@en1
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